Greetings to All 160M Denizens present and future, The Boring Amateur Radio Club reminds all Top Band and potential Top Band inhabitants of the upcoming Stew Perry Top Band Distance Challenge happening Dec. 27 and 28 of this year. This is a unique radio contest with unique rules. Please browse on over to the noted website below and inhale the rules. http://www.kkn.net/stew/ This contest requests that far thinking contesters develop the categories for which the participants strive toward. These stalwarts advance $60-63 for a plaque that they feel will spur on the competitive work by Top Band contesters. You can join this cutting edge group by notifying me of what category you'd like to sponsor. This list will grow as your imagination and contributions proliferate.
Donor Category KL7RA Top # of QSOs North Pole Contest We are cogitating TF4M Top Score 160M mobile (must actually be able to move) N0TT Top Score < 21 years old > 200 QSOs TF4M Longest Distance QSO- 2 plaques AA6VB Top Score,base loaded Vert <60' tall AA6VB Top Score big city >50K, little pistol <100W KH6LC VK-ZL Challenge: Top Score VK-ZL N5IA Most Grids worked N5IA Highest score daylight operation only K7FL Top Score 100% Search/Pounce NA0Y Top Score USA K6ND K6SE Memorial-Top Score World K1EP Top Score by First time Entrant K2PO Top Score,S/O,Low Power, Zone 3 TF3KX Aurora Borealis Award- Top Score N of 60 deg N geomagnetic latitude VK6VZ VK6HD Memorial- Top Score by N hemisphere station working S hemisphere stations. Winner gets Flying Doctors of VK baseball cap. Dr. Beldaur-L1AR Top score utilizing temporary antenna. (All parts of temporary antenna including radials must be installed after Dec. 14, 2014. This antenna must be the only antenna for TopBand at the station, and may be left up, because as we all know, "temporary" means "until I die".) For newly minted radio people this contest is a serious but low key contest utilizing Morse code only on the 160M band. It uses grid squares as multipliers rather than a host of many other silly things. Start now with bargaining time during the Holidays with your loved ones for a stretch of time you can devote on the evening of Dec. 27 to exchange RF greetings on one of the best bands available. All categories have been approved by the Plaqueing Committee of The Boring Amateur Radio Club. Some of the donors wish to remain semi-anonymous. This is fine with us as the categories are not prurient and the plaque fees have been received. Let me know if you'd like to sponsor a plaque, anonymous or not. Further Stew Perry TopBand Extravaganza notices will be promulgated as the starting bell gets closer. Plan on participating in one of the best contests ever designed, that among other things utilizes layers of our atmosphere on Dec. 27-28. 73 and I remain, Lew w7ew The Boring Amateur Radio Club Exhortation Committee w...@arrl.net _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband